I don't feel too excited about fashion today People just want cheap fast clothes and are happy to look like everyone else

In the '70s, if anything, it was a more interesting time in fashion. It was a time when things were changing, especially in London.

My intention is not to make clothes. My head would be too restricted if I only thought about making clothes.

Celebrity doesn't really affect the work. What affects the work is the expectations from the outside. This is what no one understands.

In terms of creation, I have never thought of suiting any system or abiding by any rules. In this respect I have remained free. The necessity has grown, as we have gotten bigger, to think about commercial aspects of the business more and more, because of the responsibility we have toward our staff and our factories.

Because the fundamental human problem is that people are afraid of change.

I'd make my whole collection with just one square of fabric. I wouldn't do anything else; everything had to be made from one square. This is just one example.